Kurt Hohenberger

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Kurt Hohenberger (born April 28, 1908 in Stuttgart , † July 15, 1979 in Kernen im Remstal ) was a German trumpeter and band leader .

Live and act

Hohenberger became known at the beginning of the 1930s when he played in the orchestras of Marek Weber , Dajos Béla , Georg Nettelmann and especially from 1933 with Oskar Joost . He was considered the leading German swing trumpeter of his time.

For this reason he was assigned to the studio band Die Goldene Sieben in 1934/35 , which was intended to be the flagship of German dance music. In 1937 Hohenberger founded his own band called "Kurt Hohenberger mit seine Solisten-Orchester", which, in addition to interpretations of international hot music, such as by the Dutchman Jack Bulterman or the American film composer Walter Kent , cultivated a moderate swing style.

Members of his band were temporarily the trombonist Walter Dobschinski and the pianist Fritz Schulz-Reichel , while Hohenberger came out with trumpet solos; The guitarist Hans Korseck played in the rhythm section . His younger brother Karl Hohenberger also belonged to the group. Even after the war, Hohenberger interpreted international music titles, for example a quiet trumpet version of Charles Trenet's successful La Mer in 1948 . His band lasted until the 1960s. In addition, Hohenberger worked from 1937 to 1955 as a voice leader for recordings by Telefunken , Amiga , Polydor and Bertelsmann . His wife Amelie Baeker sang between 1948 and 1957 mainly songs in the South American rhythm and in a jazzy style.

literature

  • Bernd Meyer-Rähnitz, Frank Oehme, Joachim Schütte: The "Eternal Friend" - Eterna and Amiga; The discography of the shellac records (1947 - 1961) , Albis International Bibliophilen-Verlag, Dresden-Ústí 2006, ISBN 80-86971-10-4

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kurt Hohenberger us soloists: "Just a quarter of an hour" (original title: "Liza Likes Nobody"); Music: Jacques Cornelis (Jack Bulterman), recorded on November 8, 1941
  2. ↑ Kurt Hohenberger with his soloist orchestra: "Mama, I Wanna Make Rhythm", Telefunken A 269, matrix number: 23437, recording from September 12, 1938
  3. ↑ For example the clarinet interpretation: Kurt Hohenberger with his soloist orchestra from the Latin Quarter, Berlin: "Because the D-Zugführer is getting married today". Foxtrot from the sound film " Little man really big ". Music: Friedrich Schröder , Telefunken A 2475, mat number: 22891, recording from 1938
  4. ↑ Kurt Hohenberger with his soloist orchestra: "La Mer", Charles Trenet, Polydor 48122B, matrix number: 884KK, recording from December 22, 1948
  5. ^ Title list on the GDR dance music portal

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personal data
SURNAME Hohenberger, Kurt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German trumpeter and band leader
DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Stuttgart
DATE OF DEATH July 15, 1979
Place of death Kernels in the Remstal